CVE-2005-2109

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Published Jul 1, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

wp-login.php in WordPress 1.5.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to change the content of the forgotten password e-mail message via the message variable, which is not initialized before use.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2110	wp-login.php in WordPress 1.5.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to change the content of the forgotten password e-mail message via the message variable, which is not initialized before use.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.578% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112006967221438&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15831
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00085-06282005

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 1, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:15 PM
Reserved: Jul 1, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 5, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

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